wc 16/11/15 Progress, reflection and ideas

Progress

Last week was spent trying to write my research proposal, this in itself threw up some major issues with my project. I realised that much of my research might have been slightly misjudged. This had lead to reading more journals in order to get more of a grasp on the topics of slavery and picture books. Over the weekend I also attended the first of the Picture Hooks talks held in Edinburgh. This week I shall be focused on writing my proposal as the hand-in is on the 23rd November. This will possibly include finding more facts to back up my proposal within the contextual review section. The aim is to have it completed by the 22nd to allow me to upload earlier and then be able to attend my daughters parents evening on the 23rd.

Reflection

Last week threw up a major issue showing me a huge hole in my research. This was due to me finally working out what is at the core of my project. The issue of slavery and the medium of picture books are the core topics within my project, all other topics seem to be more subsidiary in nature. Researching areas of visual metaphor, morphism etc are more to do with how I will experiment within my project. However I am aware that the issue of slavery has only came to the forefront recently so perhaps this was the route I had to take just to get to my current position. The previous research will not be wasted as this will help once I am creating the picture book. Trying to write the proposal has helped me define what my project is and what the most important factors are concerning the work itself.

Ideas

The research proposal has taken me away from trying to think of the project as a single question. There are many questions, which are the most important will have to be decided this week. The title of my proposal will now be along the lines of Exploring methods of representing slavery through picture books. This paints a more accurate picture of what it is I am proposing to do through this project, it seems far more fitting than the question I used in my presentation.